Recessed sterilizer and panel



E. O. LINDBERG RECESSED STERILIZER AND PANEL March 10, 1931.

Original Filed June 10, 1935 Patented Mar. 10, 1931 warren STATES PA ENT oFFicEj ERNEST 0. LINDBERG, on JAMAICA, NnWfYonK'AssIGNon -TO THE KN'Y-SCHEEBER CORPORATION or AMERICA, on NEW YORK, n. 2., A CORPORATION on NEW YORK nnonssnn STERILIZER AND PANEL Continuation of application Serial No. 114,966, filed June 10,

Serial No. 203,068.

Recessed sterilizers have become more and more popular for the reason that they are economical in the use of the limited space in a hospital. by mounting a sterllizer or a series of sterilizers in a recess space in the wall it is possible for the control panel to be in the nurses work room of the hospital whereas under the old practice it was necessary to have a separate room for sterilizing as it was too" hot to be used as a Work room for the nurses. It has therefore becomeincreasingly necessary that the front or control portion ofthe sterilizer or series of sterilizers be mounted in a finished condition so that the control front of the sterilizers shall be both easily accessible in use and furnish a harmonious finish in keeping with the rest of the room; a

In the prior art devices it has been necessary'to cut separate openings or holes through the wall for the passing of the connections and control devices to operate the sterilizer set in the recess between two walls which because of the necessity of alignment often caused the rebuilding of the wall because of holes improperly placed for various control devices and tlie'changeof position requiring the complete repair of the wall. This method of construction'was not only time consuming but also most expensive and left the Wall with'a lot of different control devices projecting through it so that it was not artistic nor in keeping with the rest of the room and the overcoming of this problem has been one of the greatest difficulties in this art.

' 'My device is adapted tofmeet all of these requirements and furnishes adevice not only efficient as to control but artistic in its finish so that it is in perfect harmony with the usual hospital finish and furnishings of the nurses work room. t a V Figure 1 is a front elevation of my-device.

Figure 2 is'a verticalcross section of the This is so particularly because Y A panel 13 preferably' ofMonel metal is 1926. This application filed 1111 2, 1927.

same on the line 2-2 showing the control panel mounted in a wall opening and the sterilizer with its connections in the recess between walls;

In the drawings 5 is a wall having an openmg 6 mto which a wooden or other suitable frame 7 is adapted to be set soas to be rigidly mounted around the edge of said opening 6 and'being flush'with the outer face 8 of'the wall 5. A sterilizer v9 of usual and well known construction is rigidly mounted in the spa cebetween thewall 5 and the back wall which i'snot shown on legs 10, which legs 10 are rigidly secured in cups 11 attachedto the floor 12.

mounted overthe wall opening 6 by means of a heading 14; through which are securely fastened screws 15 which screw into the wooden frame 7 thereby securely fastening the panel 13 rigidly in place so as to entirely cover the opening 6 in the wall 5'. There are suitable openings in the panel 13 through which project the head 16 of the sterilizer 9 and con trol pipe 17, two gauge pipes 18' and the head of a lower body member 19 of the sterilizer 9 so that a water gauge and'drain cook with control handles project from the Openingthrough the panell13 from said lower. a 0

body member 19. A- door 21 of usual well known construction is mounted on hinges 21a on the outer end of'the head '16 ofthe sterilizer 9 which also projects through a suitable :opening' in the. panel 13. A control valve handle 22 is mounted on the outer end ofthe pipe 17 which also projects through a suitable opening in the panel 18. A pair'of pressure gauges '23 secured to the outer ends of pipes 18 project through suitable ings inthe panel 13.

The pressure gauges 23', control valve 22, door 21rand water gauge and handles 20 are all mounted on 9 so as to be connected to'controltheoperation of the sterilizer 9 in the usua'l 'and well known manner.

The broken connections 24'' and 25 at the rear end of. the sterilizer 9 show connections to other sterilizers which are mounted alongside of the sterilizer 9 and which have simiopenlar connections and other openings the same 7 as 6 with panels the same as 13 so that the illustration is of one sterilizer and its panel but a series of such sterilizers and panels of two or more is commonly mounted in operation for hospital use.

It will be understood that my device not only is an eflicient and artistic construction making use of the space between walls so that the work room of the nurses will'not be over-heated nor affected in any Way by the sterilizers but good space is saved by making use of the waste space between the walls.

- therethrough My construction also is so mounted that all of the operative parts and connections of the device are fully accessible at any and all times to those responsible for their operation so that their repair can be easily and quickly made through access to the same' through a suitable opening in the back wall and with-out the necessity of removing the panel 13 and the connections therethrough.

It will be readily seen in comparing this construction to the prior art that all necessity of making special openings through the wall to accommodate the various connections and/controls of, each sterilizer 9 has been eliminated by the use of the panel 13 and this was one of the most expensive and time consuming partsof the installation of the prior art devices Vwhich had to be so connected through various openings which must be in perfect alignment with the particular part out directly through the wall 5.

In operating my device it is necessary only for the nurse or other person operating it to stand in front of the panel 9 as the door and all of the control elements are mounted in an easily accessible manner so that perfect sterilization can be effectively carried on thereby and the outward appearance of the complete device is such that it is only slightly projecting from the wall as to the ,door and control elements as indicated in Figure 2 and the finish of the entire part exposed is in absolute harmony with the rest of the room, doing away with all of the unsightly portions and the many holes in the wall 5 for connections of the sterilizer 9.

I claim: 7 In combination a steam sterilizer mounted in a recess between the walls of the building, a'large opening in one of said walls, a thin panel detachably mounted in said opening and covering the same, a plurality of openings in said panel, the door, controls and gauges of said sterilizer projecting through said panel openings whereby complete and easy access is insured to all parts and connections throughout the complete sterilizer.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ERNEST O. LINDBERG. 

